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The cost of preparing a pot of jollof rice for a family of five in Nigeria has surged to an average of N25,486 as of March 2025, up from N21,300 in September 2024 — a nearly 20% increase in just six months.

This spike was highlighted in a new report by SBM Intelligence titled “Staple Under Stress,” part of the group’s quarterly Jollof Index, which tracks the cost of making the popular West African dish as a proxy for monitoring food price trends nationwide.

The report attributes the steep rise to the skyrocketing prices of key ingredients such as rice, pepper, onions, beef, and especially turkey — now one of the most expensive components of the meal.

“Turkey now sells for between N8,000 and N10,500 per kilogram, a staggering increase from N1,500 to N1,700 per kilogram in 2016,” the report noted.

[b]SBM Intelligence pointed to a combination of factors fueling the price hike: growing insecurity in agricultural regions, high transportation costs, and rising energy expenses. [/b]These have all contributed to supply chain disruptions and made it harder for food to move from farms to markets.

The report, which examined market data across 13 locations in Nigeria between the last quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, found that while some areas experienced brief price stability at the end of 2024, food costs began to climb again early this year.

Fuel and electricity costs have also worsened the situation. “Petrol prices remain high, and electricity tariffs for Band A consumers have increased, compounding financial pressure on Nigerian households,” the report stated.

It also highlighted the devastating effect of violence in key farming areas. “Insecurity remains a pressing issue, with incidents such as the killing of farmers in Benue, Borno, and Plateau States disrupting agricultural output and reducing the availability of food,” the report added.

The 19.7% increase in the national average cost of jollof rice underscores the growing burden of food inflation in Nigeria, impacting not only household budgets but also nutrition and access to staple meals.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2025/04/cost-of-jollof-rice-soars-to-%25E2%2582%25A625486-per-pot-report/amp/

NwaNimo1:
➜The cost of preparing a pot of jollof rice for a family of five in Nigeria has surged to an average of N25,486 as of March 2025, up from N21,300 in September 2024 — a nearly 20% increase in just six months.
This spike was highlighted in a new report by SBM Intelligence titled “Staple Under Stress,” part of the group’s quarterly Jollof Index, which tracks the cost of making the popular West African dish as a proxy for monitoring food price trends nationwide.
The report attributes the steep rise to the skyrocketing prices of key ingredients such as rice, pepper, onions, beef, and especially turkey — now one of the most expensive components of the meal.
“Turkey now sells for between N8,000 and N10,500 per kilogram, a staggering increase from N1,500 to N1,700 per kilogram in 2016,” the report noted.

A pot? Kai! 😩😩😩😩

Hehehehe 🤣 owambé in the mud

Wake tilumbu up once Agbad0 reaches 10k per cub or Amala and gbegiri reach 50k per plate

All hail APC 💪

Na die we dey o

if no money for jollof rice kuku cook palm oil rice

Kharol1234:
if no money for jollof rice kuku cook palm oil rice

Na beri-beri go finish many people be that.

there was a saying then :- "ogbono no be soup na manage we dey manage am."
if person try talk am now, wo na 2by2 dem go use follow am up

werin HAPPEN?
if na that ONE, i go vote GHANA jollof oo, since na EGG plenty for their own INGREDIENTS

1000angstroms:
Egg is 300 naira now, hope you know?

how much is 3H, not upto £1 na, even if na create 4k or 5k na still less than £3..

Bring 10k & I'll arrange a hot, delicious
Pot of jollof for 5 adults with fried beef
chunks 🍚 🍝 🍝

Lets all SOAK GARRI

Burial Jollof Rice is More Expensive Than Marriage Jollof Rice, Burial Jollof Rice is Sweter

NwaNimo1:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2025/04/cost-of-jollof-rice-soars-to-%25E2%2582%25A625486-per-pot-report/amp/

Una too dey lie for that Nigeria.

Things aren't cheap at all.

who dey chop jollof rice sef

And Tinubu and the gang of thieves are planning for 2027. instead of leaving Nigeria as he saw it, he went ahead to destroy it.
The government is the only source of inflation.

Must you eat jollof rice. There is palm oil stew, fried rice, coconut rice, beans, yam, coco yam, amala ewedu.

I don't doubt this report sincerely.

I'm about to make moi-moi for a family of 6.

I just realised that 10k may not be enough to make a fairly nutritious one. 5k already is gone for smoke fish, 3k is gone for eggs alone, so 15k will do! Just for breakfast. Na wa!

Kharol1234:
if no money for jollof rice kuku cook palm oil rice

... Reno 2025

Another falsely concocted report, courtesy of bad data the IMF peddles as representative of the nation. SBM intelligence are in dire need of a stern warning—one that should result in a sincere apology alongside a promise that it will never be repeated again. Followed up by a recant of this fake news and a republishing of the real amount—less than N5000.

Thou shall not live by jollof rice alone.

Make him wan write 2500 naira

Who came up with statistic

And they still want Tinubu to continue?

Tinubu will certainly lead them to HELL.


🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

NwaNimo1:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2025/04/cost-of-jollof-rice-soars-to-%25E2%2582%25A625486-per-pot-report/amp/

Terrible T-Pain’s 2027 coalition will not allow this hyperinflation affect APC supporters.

They are super immune due to daily bread palliative.

illuminutty:
Must you eat jollof rice. There is palm oil stew, fried rice, coconut rice, beans, yam, coco yam, amala ewedu.

Sincerely, I have never seen a successful guy who spends more time in porn! Sometimes poverty is enshrined in your dirty mentality and affects all around you!

Wow

papiSNEH:
there was a saying then :- "ogbono no be soup na manage we dey manage am."
if person try talk am now, wo na 2by2 dem go use follow am up

LMAO. There's no ridiculous statistics Obituarists won't throw in our faces in a bid to project their Agulu fraud for 2027

I'm more interested in how much it cost to cook a pot of Jollof-rice in 1965, can you help dig more OP?

Whaaaatttt?
😲 😮 😲
God save Nigeria 🇳🇬